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Twitter ends COVID-19 “misinformation” policy
"Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy," the company stated on its transparency page for coronavirus misinformation. Additionally, the COVID-19 policy is no longer listed o...
Stop the killer robots! Musk-backed lobbyists fight to save Europe from bad AI
The Future of Life Institute is warning AI could kill us all, but its ideology is freaking some folks out. A lobby group backed by Elon Musk and associated with a controversial ideology popular among tech billionaires is fighting to prev...
Attention turns to presidential poll after Taiwan ruling party thrashing
Attention is turning to Taiwan’s next presidential election in 2024 after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was thrashed at local elections on Saturday, with President Tsai Ing-wen’s move to focus on China backfiring with vot...
Data Of 500 Million WhatsApp Users Leaked, Up For Sale Online: Report
The person who put up the data for sale claims that there are 32 million records of users from the US within the set.
Elon Musk Was Asked If Twitter Will Continue Its Character Limit. His Reply
It all started when Elon Musk shared a couple of slides from his “Twitter company talk”.
John Lee backs in office after two days negative for Covid tests
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu confirmed today he had returned to the office after testing negative for Covid for two continuous days.
Chief Executive clear of Covid
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu confirmed a negative result for Covid tests today after being tested as infected with coronavirus during his arrival from Bangkok to Hong Kong at the airport on Sunday.
France’s digital taxman goes after Amazon — again
The US tech giant scored a victory narrowing a French digital levy that lawmakers are now trying to overturn.
Meta Report: US Military Behind Online Influence Campaign Targeting Central Asia, Middle East
Facebook parent company said people behind the operation 'attempted to conceal their identities,' but its probe found 'links to individuals associated with US military'
Holiday swindlers: The rise of digital travel scams
Digital travel scams are a growing "systemic and global" problem, according to the World Tourism Organization, a branch of the UN. Dozens of Brazilian women have been finding this out the hard way, after paying for luxury holidays from a...
Frenzy for Blackpink sparks ticket scams
Tickets have been scalped above HK$100,000 each for the Hong Kong concert of South Korean girl band Blackpink in January.
Instagram testing removal of messaging button for teens as part of privacy push
More restrictive privacy settings will also be added by default for teen users.
Twitter boss Elon Musk keeps conspiracy theorist Alex Jones off platform
Elon Musk says he will not allow the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to return to Twitter.. Chief executive Elon Musk said he "had no mercy" for anyone using children's deaths for political gain.
Anti-Western and hyper macho, Putin’s appeal in Southeast Asia
Soviet-era nostalgia and anti-Western sentiment fuel online support for Russia’s Vladimir Putin and his war on Ukraine.
CE to meet Thai business leaders to promote HK
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led representatives of Hong Kong's economy and trade industry to meet with the local business veterans in Bangkok in the hope of attracting Thai brains.
European Parliament to summon Elon Musk
EP President Roberta Metsola briefed top EU lawmakers Thursday that she will invite Musk soon.
Orbán’s new public enemy: A Twitter-savvy US ambassador calling out conspiracies
David Pressman — a human rights lawyer with a male partner in Viktor Orbán’s anti-LGBTQ+ Hungary — has become a favorite attack target for the regime-boosting media.
Amazon 'to axe 10,000 workers' after forecasting weaker growth
Approximately 3% of Amazon's corporate employees, or 1% of the total workforce, are reportedly to be laid off.
Music world pays tribute to Janette Slack, acclaimed DJ and producer
Hong Kong music producer, label boss and DJ Janette Slack, who helped pave the way for women DJs around the world, has died aged 42.
Man cycling round the world arrives in UK and has bike stolen days later
A cyclist who pedalled thousands of miles across the world to get to Britain had his bike stolen within days.
Amazon to layoff 10,000 employees: report
Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 10,000 employees, The New York Times reported on Monday, making the e-commerce behemoth the latest tech giant to unleash a large-scale redundancy plan.
Royal spark for culture hub wish
Hong Kong will become a cultural and creative hub in Asia, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said at the opening of a special exhibition of a royal family's collection in Hong Kong Palace Museum last week.
'The Metaverse will be our slow death': Meta employees hit out at Mark Zuckerberg in Blind reviews
Staff at the Facebook and Instagram owner flooded Blind with negative comments about their CEO on the day he axed 13% of its workforce.
Hong Kong’s ‘two-dish-rice’ is fully deserving of intangible heritage status
The two-dish-rice box, beloved by Hong Kong residents and, lately, diplomats alike, is an icon of the city – it should be declared part of our intangible cultural heritage.
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